Pineapple, Oranges and Chili Dip/Chutney with a hint of ginger

Side by side or miles apart, dear friends are always close to the heart. – Unknown I only have a handful of friends who are so close to me that they know they can knock Read More …

Cabbage, New baby potatoes and Sweet Thai chillies Curry with baby onions

Cabbage and potato is a very traditional Gujarati curry eaten in most Indian homes. It’s quick and easy to make and uses the least amount of spices.  My mum used to make it with fresh Read More …

Butternut Squash and Sweet potato soup

Roasted Butternut Squash If I could think of a way to get all of the people in the world to cooperate for one moment and appreciate the life they have that at least for one Read More …

Oven Roasted Spicy Chickpeas – Garam garam chana

At one of my cookery lessons, I was showing my class how to make chick pea curry. The discussion led to all the other recipes people could use boiled peas in and a lot of Read More …

Couscous with Healthy Vegetables

Couscous – the food’s so nice they named it twice. -Dale Whenever I read posts of bloggers from India, I get really envious when they mention the meals they have cooked to take in their Read More …

Sweet Corn Salsa

Why do I love Salsa so much?  I can only think I want more. So do you prefer salsa or cha cha cha? I love sweetcorn so when I saw this recipe for corn salsa Read More …

Rasiya Muthias with Cabbage (Cabbage dumplings in creamy soup)

  The cold snap has now started here and I really fancied something hot and spicy. I wanted to make rasiya muthia but didn’t have any fresh methi (fenugreek).  My hubby suggested making them using Read More …

Rasiya Muthias with methi – Fenugreek Dumplings in creamy soup

Rasiya Muthias with methi – Fenugreek Dumplings in creamy soup could also  be called dumplings in a thick and creamy yogurty soup. It’s quite an unusual dish as it resembles a  kadhi  but also has Read More …